Participate in Clinical Research

ML4 families have an exciting invitation to participate in a clinical research study for Mucolipidosis Type IV with our partners at Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Why is the ML4 Foundation Collaborating with MGH on this study?

We plan for this study to assist in the design of clinical research trials to help test potential treatments
for Mucolipidosis Type IV. Clinical research trials are trials of treatments in people with the disease.
Before clinical trials are approved by the FDA, we must present a highly developed picture of the disease
progression at all stages and ages to the FDA, indicating to them that we understand Mucolipidosis Type
IV fully. This demonstrates that we understand how and when a treatment will be effective. For this
reason, your participation in research studies like this are crucial to the development of effective
treatments.

JOIN US TO HELP PHYSICIANS GATHER CLINICAL PATIENT DATA FOR MUCOLIPIDOSIS TYPE IV. THIS
DATA IS ESSENTIAL IN ORDER TO BUILD MEANINGFUL TREATMENTS!

Who is eligible for this study?

Children & adults of between 2 and 99 years of age with a confirmed diagnosis of Mucolipidosis Type IV

What will be required if you decide to participate?

Read and sign the consent form

Provide past medical records to the Study Team

Complete a questionnaire about you or your child’s development and symptoms related to
Mucolipidosis Type IV

If you are able, you may also be asked to participate in annual neurological and
ophthalmological examination by a physician investigator during a visit to Massachusetts
General Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital.

Our Study Team sees patients at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital and has created a disease specific severity scale for Mucolipidosis Type IV. If you are interested in participating, please bring any copies of medical records, examination results, CDs of MRIs and other imaging with you to the site visits.

How do I get started?

You can contact the Study Team by phone or e-mail for details about the research:

Massachusetts General Hospital – Center for Rare Neurological Diseases Research